Chapter 200: Sensation in the Seed Industry In the golden autumn of October, when seed producers in Zhangye were busy reconciling accounts and settling final payments with seed production companies, a large number of law enforcement officers poured into the rural often attracts crowds of onlookers. Hongman Town, Heiyun Village. "Aunt Zhang, why are you running so fast?" asked a farmer who was cleaning corn stalks. Aunt Zhang paused and said in an exaggerated tone: "The law enforcement team is here. I heard they are investigating the Grain of Gold Company." "What's the matter?" "It's about the ditch digging incident. They stole Fantianyu No. 1 and were discovered. It seems Wang Chengdong was also investigated." "Wow, what a great event! I'll go and see it too. But it's a pity that the most he can get is a fine, and it's hard to catch him!" "The fine is enough to make him suffer. I have disliked him for a long time. He thought that he could be a king just because he made some money by stealing." When the two arrived, Wang Chengdong was nowhere to be found, but Li Li Jin's small courtyard was surrounded by people. Li Yaozu, who usually looks like a decent person, was surrounded by law enforcement officers. There was a car parked in the yard, which was full of bulk corn.
Further inside, uniformed personnel were counting the seeds in bags. Soon, someone came to report. "Captain Gao, we have more than 300 tons of seeds. After preliminary verification, the appearance and color are exactly the same as Tianyu No. 1." Li Yaozu was still unconvinced and tried to break free, "God and earth, we cultivated Jinyu No. 2 ourselves." "You are abusing your power by arresting people just because they look similar." Wei Guan was also at the scene. With just a quick glance, he realized that the number of seeds did not match. He stared at Li Yaozu like a hungry wolf, and Li Yaozu fell silent instantly. Captain Gao looked at him with disdain, "Seal all the seeds and take them away until the genetic comparison results come out." Watching the seeds being loaded into the truck bag by bag, Li Yaozu was in tears and kept shouting. "I'm going to file a complaint against you." "Waiting for your complaint." No matter how Li Yaozu complained, the law enforcement officers remained unmoved, and Tianhe's arrangements were in place. The results of the subsequent genetic comparison did not surprise everyone. It was indeed Tianyu No. 1 with a new skin. Cases of infringement have been uncovered one after another, and Tianhe has been adopting a high-profile approach. Following the law enforcement officers into the village, reporters followed at all times, recording every scene. Recently, Zhangye’s newspapers and televisions have been full of news about cracking down on seed counterfeiting, attracting a large number of onlookers. Ning Xiaojing, wearing a figure-hugging skirt, pushed open the door and walked into Guo Yang's office. "Boss, Zhangye has destroyed another infringing base and seized more than 300 tons of seeds, but Wei Guan said that a batch of seeds had been transferred to Meng Province, so he rushed over." "Wei Guan called me and told me." Grain of Gold Seeds Co., Ltd. is indeed a big fish and can be established as a model.
Usually, counterfeiting can only be prosecuted in the name of plant infringement, which means that only administrative penalties can be imposed, not criminal penalties. Moreover, traffickers often ship goods in batches and the quantity is not large, so even if they are caught, the financial punishment is not severe. For criminals who commit counterfeiting and shoddy products, if they are caught 10 out of 9 times, they can make a hundred or even a thousand times more profit as long as they are not caught once. It is a consensus in the industry that there is no way to completely eliminate the use of copycat seeds, and the fundamental reason is that there are problems with the relevant systems. But Guo Yang refused to believe it. Wei Guan went to Meng Province to track down the grains of gold, while Guo Yang led the team to start negotiations with a certain division of the Corps and Guannong Shares. Just take a big step back. Jiahe only acquired 10% of Luo Potassium's shares. But the condition was that a certain teacher had to assist Jiahe in cracking down on counterfeit seeds. The teacher agreed, and Jiahe's shareholding in Luo Potassium reached , making it the second largest shareholder after China Development Bank. Guannong Shares was also very satisfied as it was able to receive a large amount of cash and improve its operating conditions. As soon as the news came out, the stock price hit the daily limit. A certain teacher was originally very happy, but Jiahe's subsequent actions made him feel tricked. The commander of a certain division cursed: "Damn it, the attack deck has come to our territory?" "Yes, that batch of seeds has been sealed in the warehouse and is undergoing genetic comparison testing." "Whose territory is this?" "The enterprise established by the employees of Group A, the group-affiliated enterprise of Group C, and a seed production base were also sealed by the seed station." The commander couldn't help but curse again, "Damn it!" He walked around twice and asked, "What did the middle court say?" "The court is also asking us. They have made a legal suggestion that when seizing large amounts of seeds suspected of infringement, companies can be required to provide a guarantee." "How much is the security deposit?" "Based on the amount this time, the maximum security deposit that can be requested is 2000 million yuan." The commander was surprised for a moment, but immediately made up his mind, "Okay, let Jiahe provide the guarantee and see how determined they are." But what the commander did not expect was that faced with the huge amount of guarantees and possible risks, Jiahe’s leadership did not have the slightest worry. The 2000 million deposit arrived almost instantly. We will fight against counterfeiting to the end! At the same time, pressure from the upper levels was also passed down. The commander was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and wished he could eat the relevant personnel alive. But at this point, with both parties having their backgrounds and irrefutable evidence, he could not risk interfering with the court. "The employee companies and seed production bases were directly abandoned, and the C Group companies were asked to negotiate a settlement with Jiahe themselves." In the eyes of many companies, combating counterfeiting is "an impossible task." Especially Jingcheng Denong, whose Zhengdan 958 is deeply harmed by counterfeit products.
Denong has also been protecting its rights and fighting counterfeiting year after year, but problems have arisen since the approval of its varieties, and there are loopholes in relevant systems and laws. Let the deck of cards always make a comeback. The costs and benefits are even more difficult to be symmetrical. Once, Denon won a lawsuit after much trouble, but was only awarded yuan in compensation. However, things changed. A piece of news caused a stir in the seed industry. In Kokdala, after Tianhe Seed Industry obtained important clues, it reached a settlement with the infringer with the cooperation of the seed station law enforcement personnel, and the other party paid 500 million yuan in compensation. In parallel, a counterfeit enterprise and a seed production base were destroyed, and more than 1000 tons of corn seeds were recovered. Tianhe’s rights protection actions in Yili have rekindled the confidence of people in the seed industry, and their morale in fighting against counterfeiting has been high. Corn, rice, sunflower, and cotton are all areas hardest hit by counterfeiting and infringement, and anti-counterfeiting actions are launched one after another. Some counterfeit card companies are beginning to slow down. But Tianhe’s actions are far from over. After Guo Yang finished the negotiation on Luo Potassium, he immediately rushed to Chifeng. Weiguan found that the seeds of Liliangjin were flowing here. In a few days, Guo Yang has been tracking the way of fighting against counterfeiting. After obtaining certain evidence, Wei Guan wanted to continue investigating the matter, but Guo Yang was afraid that the matter would get worse, so he immediately reported the case to the law enforcement brigade and reported the discovery of infringing corn seeds in the area. The initial progress was smooth. The law enforcement team seized the seeds and identified the suspect. But what followed was a series of twists and turns. On the third day after reporting the case, the seized goods could not be found. The suspect who had been identified turned out to be the provider of the venue, and he then identified the owner as Liu, but Liu flatly denied it. At this point, the clues were cut off. However, judging from the test results of the sampled seeds, this batch of seeds is consistent with Tianyu No. 1. The final result was that the case was transferred to the public security organs, and a seemingly simple case suddenly became confusing. Guo Yang was not discouraged by this. Instead, he encouraged the anti-counterfeiting team members and made arrangements for them, including good food and accommodation, and bonus incentives after their successful fight against counterfeiting. After several days of hard work, the anti-counterfeiting team in Yuanbaoshan, Chifeng lived up to expectations and seized another batch of seeds suspected of infringement. But then the outrageous move happened again. Without notifying Guo Yang and other rights defenders, the law enforcement team went to the warehouse where the suspected infringing seeds were seized and removed the seals. However, as the person reported did not provide the key, the warehouse could not be opened and he then left. When he arrived at the scene the next day, Guo Yang looked at the empty warehouse and suddenly laughed out of anger. What was even more difficult for him to understand was that the samples that had been sealed had not been sent for inspection yet, and the anti-counterfeiting team knew the hidden story. Each one of them looks like an eggplant hit by frost, wilted.
Guo Yang did not waste time with the locals and led the anti-counterfeiting team to look for clues in other regions. Also withdrawn was Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry’s local investment. The machinery and equipment that had already been brought in were transferred overnight, and negotiations on the alfalfa industry cluster were stopped instantly. As a result, forage companies such as Huihuang Seed and Oasis Grass also withdrew from Chifeng. When they learned the news, the city's investment promotion team was stunned for a moment and quickly asked Jiahe's strategic investment department. I only got a brief sentence. “The investment environment is worrying.” The investment promotion team was anxious and wanted to ask more questions, but Jiahe didn't want to say another word and hung up directly. The investment promotion team had no choice but to report to their superiors. Chifeng's plan for the alfalfa industry involves 600,000 to 700,000 mu of degraded sandy land. After a lot of effort, it finally brought in the leader of the domestic forage industry: Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. What is even more surprising is that Alfalfa also plans to build an alfalfa industry cluster in Aqi, bringing in a number of forage companies. Seeds, planting technology, forage agricultural machinery, processing and storage, and export, the entire industrial chain is complete. Political achievements are beckoning! When the city leaders were still imagining where they would rise in the future, news suddenly came that Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry was going to withdraw its investment. You can imagine how angry he was. "The investment environment is worrying" was like a mosquito buzzing in his ear. "Check, check for me!" "Check it out thoroughly!" The result was soon revealed to him. The boss of Jiahe went to the local corn seed production base to investigate the counterfeit seeds, but to no avail. I also suffered a lot of injustice. The city leaders made a decision immediately. Compared with industries worth hundreds of millions or even billions, enterprises worth millions or tens of millions are completely insignificant. What’s more, it is an infringing and illegal enterprise! A worthy death! Wuyuan, Guo Yang chuckled as he listened to Chifeng's statement on cracking down on copycat seeds. "Wei Guan, I'll have to trouble you to go to Chifeng again. This time, we will completely destroy the local counterfeit breeding companies and bases." "No problem, boss. Leave it to us." Wei Guan and a group of anti-counterfeiting team members had already been convinced by the boss's series of methods. One even suspects that he had anticipated what would happen today and that was why he decided to invest in Chifeng. After Guo Yang brought the anti-counterfeiting team to Wuyuan, he also found a large number of counterfeit companies. The good news was that only a few seed stores were involved in Tianyu No. 1. Unlucky one is another type of sunflower seeds. Guo Yang originally didn't want to cause any more trouble, just like Tianhe had previously found many seed companies that copied Zhengdan 958 and remained silent.
But these people insist on making all kinds of noises, "Break the legs." "Fuck you." "Be careful, you don't even know how you died." Guo Yang refused to believe it and provided the information to the victim company. Sunflower is also a hard-hit area for counterfeiters. In the eyes of these counterfeiters, seed companies that spend a lot of time cultivating high-quality seeds are just idiots. This is a society where card-playing players are having a collective carnival. But China is not short of strong-willed seed companies, and there is such a company in Wuyuan. The SH10 edible sunflower variety, which it cultivated over more than 363 years, defeated foreign seeds, but it is likely to be defeated by copycat seeds in a short time. Guo Yang thought of the sunflower variety he had just cultivated. Now that he had come across it, Tianhe Seed Industry would naturally lend a hand. While Sanrui Agriculture, the owner of SH363, was still hesitating about how to fight against counterfeiting, Tianhe Seed Industry reported rich results in Chifeng. After local negotiations, Tianhe Seed Industry received 500 million yuan in compensation and forgave a company. At the same time, a seed production base was destroyed and hundreds of tons of seeds were recovered. Dozens of illegally operating seed sites were sealed off, rectified and punished. Two large compensations of 500 million, plus tons of recovered seeds and the elimination of hidden dangers. Tianhe’s anti-counterfeiting efforts have brought in nearly 100 million yuan in revenue, and Sanrui’s annual sales revenue cannot catch up. Sanrui's general manager Hu Xin said firmly in front of the management, "Fight!" “We will fight against counterfeiting to the end.” Seed companies from all over the country were stimulated by Tianhe, and a crackdown on counterfeiting was launched across the country. And what about Tianhe? In addition to the direct economic benefits brought by anti-counterfeiting and the income from recycled seeds, Tianhe’s sales conference on October 10 was also a hit. Dealers waved money and asked to buy seeds. (End of this chapter)